Critics' Choice Awards 2012: Best and Worst

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Hosts Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer proved to be more adept at the pre-taped bit than the on-stage patter at the Critics' Choice Movie Awards. Their opening "documentary" look at actors who play inanimate objects, with auteurs such as Michael Bay asking, "Why would I want a gun to play a gun, when I could get an actor to play a gun?" Huebel and Scheer took a note from the Gervais book of hosting, calling the proceedings, "The ninth most exciting night in Hollywood."

Hosts Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer proved to be more adept at the pre-taped bit than the on-stage patter at the Critics' Choice Movie Awards. Their opening "documentary" look at actors who play inanimate objects, with auteurs such as Michael Bay asking, "Why would I want a gun to play a gun, when I could get an actor to play a gun?" Huebel and Scheer took a note from the Gervais book of hosting, calling the proceedings, "The ninth most exciting night in Hollywood." (Kevin Winter / Getty Images)

Second-tier awards shows can be cynical affairs in today's awards cluttered Hollywood, so it's always nice when these affairs are spruced up with a little bit of sincerity. Best supporting actress Octavia Spencer's win for "The Help" was just such a moment. She unsteadily climbed the stairs and admitted, "I'm not a Girl Scout. I'm not prepared." But that made it all the better.

Second-tier awards shows can be cynical affairs in today's awards cluttered Hollywood, so it's always nice when these affairs are spruced up with a little bit of sincerity. Best supporting actress Octavia Spencer's win for "The Help" was just such a moment. She unsteadily climbed the stairs and admitted, "I'm not a Girl Scout. I'm not prepared." But that made it all the better. (Kevin Winter / Getty Images)